russwill
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| Visited a Store and was shunned On Hwy61 nailed it. If I had time I would talk,demo ,and discuss whatever with the customer. I got that people wanted to listen and find out about product. It was a great way to spend time if nothing else was going on. It did end up with sales a l... | |
| Record Store Day 2026. I thought this years RSD was good. I just can't stand like I used to. I didn't go this year, In the past I had a good time with the people in line. They are always nice. I was oldest in my part of the line that year. When they got thru naming the... | |
| Discourse on Grading Vinyl...why sellers need to Play Grade!!! I used to manage a record store. I bought and sold records on visual inspection. Sometimes in some one's home but,mostly at our store. It took some of my staff a little while to pick up the knack. Being a vinyl person with lots of experience going... | |
| Which Cartrudge For My Upcoming Technics 1200 GR 2 Turnable - Looking at Ortofon 2m Black I don't have the LVB but, I do have the black. I really like it. I play a lot of jazz and it really makes horns sound good. I think for the money it's a great cartridge. Ortofon is a great brand. I'm using an Ifi phono3 BL preamp as well. It's har... | |
| How old were you when audio gear first caught your interest? Wow I was about 12 yrs old. My dad was in the Air Force in Thailand. He sent back a Sony reel to reel. He sent me tons of music on reels. About a year after that he sent me a JVC tuner/table combo unit with speakers. It had a 4 band EQ and quad ca... | |
| What to do with very low offer on an item for sale I agree with tuberest. You might restate your asking price and move on. When I worked a sales floor that's what I would do. Be courteous and then move on. I've had some people come back and negotiate seriously so, don't be rude. They might just e... | |
| My retirement table finally I can tell from experience that JBL is a good company. I used to sell their product and they held their own with pretty heavy players. They were very competitive in quality and pricing. They were never in the audiophile arena. They stayed in the ... | |
| Revisiting Old Albums If you get a chance listen to "One Size Fits All". It's a very well recorded album! His playing on it is phenomenal! He was a stickler for the whole process. He told an interviewer once that all the label had to do was give him an address and he ... | |
| It's hard to let things go; it's good to let things go I just got rid of some brewing equipment a couple of hours ago. I've haven't used in 15 yrs. It felt really good. Tried to give away and they sat there that whole time. It does feel good | |
| Bob Weir If anyone is interested Deadhead Archives is a free app that has every show. Most of the time 3 or 4 recordings from audience to boards! Check it out. I really like Stuartk's description of Bob's rhythm playing. He had a hard job contributing an... | |
| Vinyl foibles I've had similar experiences. Cleaned them with my VPI H16.5 and anti static Furutech destat 3 and I still get a new click occasionally. I use Mo Fi sleeves and I have a felt cover I use over the turntable mat. I put my albums away immediately aft... | |
| Share some under appreciated jazz album titles Most any Tommy Flanagan.Paul Chambers, Bass on Top is good. McCoy Tyner Time For Tyner. Most any Lee Morgan and Horace Silver. Emily Remler Cookin at the 4 Queens. Curtis Fuller with Red Garland Self Titled. Speaking of Red Groovy and Red's Piano.... | |
| Prices of Records/Vinyl in 2025 78"s were replaced by radio because they cost the average person a day's pay. When you look at pricing in the 70's you think price's were cheap then until you add in today's equivalent. I think reissues are one item that has significantly gone up.... | |
| Neil Young I think Neil is an aquired taste. He's creative, a great guitarist but, if he doesn't speak to you move on. He is very diverse. I saw him in 83 on his Trans tour. He was booed and wildy applauded at the same show. I was also at the show Laps refer... | |
| Your favorite obscure song Hot Shot. Herman Brood and His Wild Romance. |